Michael Giannulis has overcome the odds and loves to share that story to inspire others. Mike especially thrives on connecting with entrepreneurs to motivate them to “do big things” in the world. Mike grows and scales companies, using real-world experience to make this happen. He is a serial entrepreneur who develops systems to help other entrepreneurs run multiple companies without having to be there.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
- Steve Jobs
- Warren Buffet
When business started difficulties overcame:
“You don’t know what you don’t know so when you get started you often begin with this idealistic thing, I’m going to do this, I’m going to serve customers, and I’m going to be so awesome. For me as I got into this kind of industry one of the biggest things that I had to overcome and that I struggled with was the whole concept of giving people what they want versus trying to give them what you know or you think you know they need” …[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
The Nice Factor: The Art of Saying No Book by Jo Ellen Grzyb and Robin ChandlerFavourite Quote:
“Life rewards those who take action, not those who take notes”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Evernote – Organize your work and declutter your life With Evernote on your desktop and mobile devices, your notes are always with you and always in sync
- Dropbox – is a modern workspace designed to reduce busywork so you can focus on the things that matter Sign in and put your creative energy to work
- Skype – free calls, free online calls, video conferencing, free calls on mobile
- Google Drive – Get access to files anywhere through secure cloud storage and file backup for your photos, videos, files and more with Google Drive
- Reddit – is an American social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down by other members.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Take your dream and pursue that dream with all you have and don’t take no for an answer unless you give up, keep going, push through. The breakthrough is usually right after you think it’s not going to happen, right after you think all hope is lost, that’s when the dawn comes and that’s when life can change so make sure you don’t give up too soon” …[Listen for More]
More About Michael Giannulis:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Children enter school as question marks and leave as periods.” Neil Postman
Other Quotes From the Chat with Michael Giannulis:
- “I always think to myself, that was great, write down all these great notes, read this book or I’ve found this out or learned this thing but how am I going to put it into action, life rewards those who take action”
- “It’s incredible that you can run a company almost completely on free software”
- “There is no world where you don’t say no, the truth is if you say yes you’re saying no someplace else”
- “If A didn’t work then try B”
- “Find someone who can coach you or help you”
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